Benefits of Chocolate Milk After a Workout

Scientists have evaluated chocolate milk as a post-exercise drink and have identified several reasons why it may be an effective recovery aid:

• Chocolate milk contains a combination of carbohydrates and protein to help replenish exhausted muscles after exercise.
  
  
• It provides fluids and electrolytes such as potassium to assist with rehydration.
  
  
• Chocolate milk has high-quality protein that helps build lean muscle when combined with exercise and the added bonus of providing additional nutrients not found in most traditional sports drinks.

Milk contains nine essential nutrients, including calcium and vitamin D to maintain bone strength, and high-quality protein that along with exercise helps build muscle. Just three 8-ounce glasses of lowfat or fat-free milk provides about half of the protein teenagers of all fitness levels need each day.